An update from NHS England has highlighted the number of acute hospital trusts and ICBs to have signed up to the Federated Data Platform (FDP), one year after its introduction. According to the update, a total of 87 acute hospital trusts and 28 ICBs in England have signed up so […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
Cleveland Clinic London awarded HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 for “significant level” of digitisation and integration of EMR
The Cleveland Clinic in London has been awarded HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 accreditation in recognition of the “significant level” of digitisation and integration of its MyPractice Community EMR. The electronic medial record is based on “an integrated suite of software modules created by Epic® Systems”, said to offer clinicians access […]
NHS DigiTrials initiative to recruit 150,000 volunteers for research on cancer and children’s surgery
The NHS DigiTrials initiative is looking to recruit 150,000 volunteers for four research projects around cancer diagnosis and treatment, and children’s surgery. 120,000 of those volunteers will be recruited for the BEST4 Heartburn Health trial, involving the testing of a new screening technique for oesophageal cancer which sees patients swallow […]
Launching HTN’s cyber security professional network!
HTN is delighted to announce the launch of the HTN cyber security professional network, designed to facilitate the sharing of best practice and ideas, and discuss challenges, approaches, learning, reflections, and more around cyber security in the NHS. The network will be an extension of our current programmes on cyber […]
NHS England highlights ICBs to assess information, digital maturity across sectors, progress on system wide digital plans, virtual ward capacity and usage
NHS England has published guidance for integrated care boards around assessing the effectiveness of information and using it insightfully to streamline performance and support continuous improvement. The guidance highlights the role of using information in this way to enable ICBs to meet statutory duties, detect early warning signs around quality […]
October 2024 virtual wards share insight into occupancy and capacity across the NHS
NHS England has published the latest figures for the capacity and occupancy of virtual wards across integrated care boards in October 2024, sharing data on capacity, occupancy percentage and capacity per 100,000 of the GP registered population whilst also noting that the stats are “experimental” and “undergoing evaluation”. Regarding the […]
Wes Streeting calls for modernisation of public services, citing opportunities offered by tech and data
Addressing the audience at the NHS Providers annual conference 2024, Wes Streeting spoke on ambitions to reform the NHS, citing “the Darzi diagnosis” of the health service, highlighting long waiting times as the “biggest barrier” to accessing care, and voicing the need to modernise to meet the needs of citizens […]
Great Ormond Street Hospital to expand trial of ambient AI to 5,000 patients across healthcare settings
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has shared plans to expand its pilot of ambient AI to 5,000 patients from a range of different healthcare settings across London, following testing in 100 outpatient appointments. The TORTUS assistant automates the process of note-taking during patient appointments, using ambient voice technology and generative […]
Digital Health and Care Wales launches partnership to advance digital health innovation
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has announced a new partnership with Life Sciences Hub Wales designed to “drive healthcare advancements in Wales through digital innovation”, with a series of events planned to promote knowledge exchange and collaboration between academia, industry, and healthcare providers. The partnership aims to tackle challenges […]
HDR UK introduces new features in updated version of Health Data Research Gateway
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) has introduced a new version of its Health Data Research Gateway, with updated features including smart search and linked resources designed to “empower the research community and accelerate scientific discovery for public benefit”. Initially launched in 2020, the Gateway aims to streamline the process […]
